Molecular characterization and imidacloprid selectivity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits from the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 380-389

  Huang, Yao ^a   Williamson, Martin S ^a   Devonshire, Alan L ^a   Windass, John D ^b   Lansdell, Stuart J ^c   Millar, Neil S ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Drosophila S2 cells; Imidacloprid; Insect; Ligand binding; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APHID; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APHIDS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFECTION;

APHIDIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PRUNUS PERSICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033063682     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0730380.x     Document Type: Article

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